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It confuses me when people think there would be a single reason to the acquisition, when instead they probably bought Beats for some combination of

1) a lucrative accessories (headphones) business

2) the Beats executives

3) a relatively small streaming service



There's always more than one reason to justify the acquisition price, but surely the desire to purchase in the first play is a bit more singular? Such as wanting to jump start their streaming service in this case, and the rest is just tangential benefits.




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